These are by far the best laptop reviews I've ever seen...shame I discovered this channel only recently

@lenovovo

5 жыл бұрын

Well Luca Digioia, like the old saying goes: "better late than never" :-) Have a great evening and have a happy and safe weekend. :-) 10.26.18

@majid7925

5 жыл бұрын

Same for me! Luca

@kanodogg

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, she does a good job of going over pros/cons without any BS or bias.

@BradsHacks

5 жыл бұрын

NotebookCheck.net is also excellent.

@RaminderSingh02

5 жыл бұрын

Background music and a sprinkle of visual effects would make this channel GOAT.

The only tech review queen that gets into the nitty gritty of it.

Your reviews are AWWESOMEEEEEEEEE Lisa, keep up the good work!

Was just about to order the 920, lucky I saw this first. Great review as always

One of the best reviews on technology I've seen in a long long time. Nicely done!!! You sold me, I purchased it. I've been with Apple for the past 13 years, now the year gets started off relearning Windows with the Yoga C930. Thanks for a great review.

@Lidewey165

5 жыл бұрын

So.... how is it for you? I am particularly interested in the screen brightness. Is it oke for you, since you are used to the Apple screens?

@SethParr

5 жыл бұрын

​@@Lidewey165 Compared to the Apple, it was 2 - 3 presses of the screen brightness less than what I would prefer. It was fine for controlled light but sitting adjacent to a window during a midday sun was difficult without having to make position adjustments and this screen is GLOSSY, at least my 4K version was. I ended up taking it back and picked up a Razor Blade Advanced 15". The C930 was a nice machine but it definitely hit its limitations when I used it as a Power User. I also found myself not using it in tablet, tent, etc. modes as much as I thought I would. I didn't consider the battery usage either for a 4K device that was also a 2-1. The battery isn't too much better on the Blade but plugged in it's a beast; It reminds me of my 17" MBP when I bought it new. The version I have has a matte screen, 144Hz screen refresh rate which I find much easier on the eyes when I'm working on it 8+ hours, stronger brightness, and upgradeable memory. If you're not going to be doing a lot of multi-tasking with larger applications, can put up with a very glossy screen, would like a 2-1 ultraportable, and you're good with a fixed 16GB of non upgradable memory than it's a wonderful machine as an UltraPortable with some of the best speakers I've ever heard on a Laptop and the weight was a pleasure to tote around. My apologies if I threw a wrench into your decision making.

@Lidewey165

5 жыл бұрын

@@SethParr Wow thank you for these insights. This makes it very clear to me and for me it confirms the hesitations and doubts that I have/had towards this device. Thanks again!

@SethParr

5 жыл бұрын

@@Lidewey165 Glad to hear the insight was beneficial to you.

Another great review Lisa! As always

Great review ...covered all the essentials , major pros and cons and in an entertaining way. Thanks.

im a lefty too thanks for mentioning it! you've absolutely sold me 🎉 this is my next purchase 👍

Love love the knowledge and eloquence. Excellent review!

I love your reviews, they are awesome!!

Thanks for the review, bought one today. The 12GB Ram / 256 GB SSD model is on sale for $1099 at Best Buy today.

Awesome review. I might actually go pick up one of these laptops after watching this review.

Lisaaaaa I truly love you! You have JUST the right amount of humor!

Excellent review as always and 15 min long is the best time too

Very impressed with the review, thank you. Thumbs up and subscribed!

Excellent, informative reviews, thanks Lisa. BTW - I have never had so much difficulty choosing a laptop replacement, too many options and variants, and the styling craze towards supermodel skinny and ultra lightweight has led to major heat shedding issues, with coil whine adding further confusion to the mix..

This review was perfect. Arrives tomorrow. Pen hub and sound bar is what got me. Should be enough for coding

Nice review, as always!

Please keep making laptops vids I love them

So glad that they put everything back on top of the the motherboard again for those of us who like to service things without pulling out the whole motherboard.

I'm definitely enjoying this laptop so far. At first I got the hp spectre x360 but after a week I decided to return it due to it overheating. Hp's fans were so annoying as well and to the touch it was really hot. If it wasn't for that I would of kept it loved the style and design but apparently the overheating issue was common. I got the best buy config and yes everything about it is accurate. I love how within 5 seconds I'm in the os ready to go.

Lenovo seems so solid in build and spec

I like how having much fun automatically comes with embarrassment. I like how much this is true.

awesome review!! made my decision to buy the yoga c930 much easier, thanks a lot Lisa !

I bought this laptop recently in Glass back edition. Your review really helped make this decision.

@7Write4This9Heart7

4 жыл бұрын

What do you think of it?

@florcita4048

4 жыл бұрын

@@7Write4This9Heart7 yeah, I want to know that too.

Would love to see an update with Yoga C940!

That outro what a boss. Thumbs up 😁

Can't wait for the C630 Review

So, how do you compare this with the X1 and X380 Yoga? They are all convertible with pen docking in. C930 has slightly bigger battery and fewer ports, as well as better audio performance. Thinkpad may have better internal structure, but they have only 1 fan inside? You may say they have different price point, but during holiday season, their prices could come pretty close to each other.

Very underrated laptop (propably indeed due to bad naming..) Thanks for the review!

@florcita4048

4 жыл бұрын

why is it underrated?

Awaiting Lenovo yoga book 930 review too!

Great review, great laptop

I am interested in buying this now

I have the same Best Buy model and I LOVE IT! Build quality is great. 1080p display is good. Soundbar is what sold me this over some other models Really never pull the pen out of the silo.

Can't wait for the smackdowns with the Surface Pro 6 and the Surface Book 2!

I need to emphasize that the Keyboard on this is phenomenal. I'm a stickler when it comes to laptop keyboards - one of the top things I consider when buying one, and this keyboard gets my stamp of approval.

Nice review

How is this compared to dell xps15 9570? Was thinking of getting that but after seeing this...i'm having a second thought. Mostly used for LR, photoshop and autocad. Will you be doing a comparison between these 2?

Are you going to review yoga s730 also? You are my favorite tech review channel btw

Please review the 17-inch version of the Lenovo Legion Y730. I've only seen one review of that (from Jared Busch).

Could you please review the new spectre x360 that HP has just released? They claim better battery life but with the same 84 watt hour battery and upgraded internals I find that hard to believe.

I'm so happy with my purchase. I was debating between the Levono c930 and HP Spectre. The speakers on this is AMAZING for a laptop. Very impressed. On a separate note. What Bluetooth mic are you using?

Good review - but you didn't say much about the strongest new feature - the sound bar. Is this approach noticeably better sound-wise than usual?

B. O. B , is back please do a in depth review of the 13" & 15" .

I've been waiting for this review. How would you rate the pen experience? I'm gonna get this mostly to take notes and do office work, so I'm gonna appreciate the battery life and the feedback it gives when writing

Great job

Thanks Lisa, great review, but You told something about the drivers of the wacom pen. Is this function now or still not? I've the lenovo yoga 900 13ski, but can't use the pen with this laptop I was told. So I wonder if I should bij a wacom laptop or the Yoga C930. I would use it with a stylus pen for photoshop and lightroom, so also need the pen to make bigger and smaller, pressure etc.... Hope you can help me. Thanks

Lisa, HP has upgraded the Spectre line, whilst those computers come, please do a smackdown between the 2017 Spectre and this Yoga 930. Your review is as good as ever.

Thanks lisa, i really wanted this Review! i'll probably buy a yoga 720 for black friday / cyber monday (my budget is a bit too tight)

@supergabee

5 жыл бұрын

Same here. Still researching which one to choose though. It will probably depend on the sales ;)

@andreamiglioli

5 жыл бұрын

maybe wait, there will be a new Lenovo yoga s730, a slim ultrabook that sounds very good

@SquashyPan

5 жыл бұрын

@@andreamiglioli i'd like to have a semi workstation... Anyway I had to pay some bills today and I don't have that much money anymore... How unlucky. I guess I'll wait for a nice active stylus device from Xiaomi or Huawei, they usually have great built quality and cheap prices, they didn't poke into the 2 in 1 high end market yet l

@meowback8645

5 жыл бұрын

huawei is a good choice. My friend is using the huawei matebook now and he said it works way better beyond his prospects.

@SquashyPan

5 жыл бұрын

@@meowback8645 I'd love to use one but there isn't one with an active stylus at the moment. I hope that in 2019 Huawei/Xiaomi release a surface like device (or a yoga-like one)

Online configuration tool for build to order only goes to 1TB on the hard drive options not 2TB as video indicates. Unless I'm missing something on the Lenovo website.

Hi Lisa, A few questions on this product. * Does the Pen have any secondary/modifier buttons (e.g. to enable use as an eraser, or to function as a clicker for presentation advancement)? * Does the webcam support Windows Hello? Thank you

Hei Lisa, it would be nice if you could review the Lenovo Yoga s730. Thank you

Both Yogabook and Yoga C930 models look like pretty okay casual doodlers, difference being the form factor and the digitiser type of both models. Kinda interested in them

This is a damn nice laptop! That sound bar gimmick is pretty cool. I just got an XPS 15 which is also a really great machine. My old XPS 13 screen was too small so I went 15 this time but now I think maybe 13.9 might be a good compromise because the XPS 15 is going to get heavy in a backpack if you're out all day. I'm really tempted to grab this and compare the two before settling on one. edit: the XPS 15 has H & G processors, much more powerful than the U processors. So I'm keeping the XPS. I just wish they'd do a 14 inch XPS.

@joeldiaz5857

5 жыл бұрын

Agree---------14 inch is perfect. I feel like 13 is small. Till than i;ll wait till they make a decent looking 14inch

do you have a review of the yogabook c930 with intel m? i am using the 1st gen yogabook. interested to know about its battery life, pen input and its e ink display. i sometimes use this device with a monitor and it slows down significantly

This was a great review. If I wanted a labtop for drawing/sketching/photoshop and gaming, would you select this one or the Surface pro 6?

Intresting beast

Lisa, Can you nab the elitebook x360 g5 (best display) model for review? I'm interested in where it sits next to the x1 thinkpad line.

Nice review! The 1080p display does support Dolby Vision though.

@danielee8418

5 жыл бұрын

xWildBlaze7 But the display on fhd is too dim and color inaccurate for hdr content. You can check out the review on notebookcheck

Lisa, if you want to add a 2nd SSD, is there a slot under the SSD that you showed? (I have a regular 1 TB SSD from another machine that I could add). Or is it more complicated, requiring more disassembly? Thanks!

Hi, can you help me decide if Im gonna buy the HP X360 14-CD0105TU. Can you make a full review of the full specifications of the model. The pro's and con's of buying this model. thank you so much

Hey Lisa. Can you review the new Hp Spectre x360 or the new Hp Spectre Folio. Thank you.

I think the added CPU heat is becaue they upped the base TDP from 15-25...sort of like with the XPS 13 9370

can you post a one-on-one comparison between SURFACE LAPTOP2 and c930 (or may be just reply my query :p). I want to compare them on the basis of battery and processing speeds.

Will you be doing a review of the new Yoga C940 14 inch that was just released?

Lisa will you talk about Amazon alexa working on this device while it's off & it's far field microphones?

Yeah I know what you mean Lisa.. (slowly closes the Webcam on my laptop).. 😏

as a yoga, laptop/tablet how do you go about protecting the device?

Specs page says even 1080p has Dolby vision? I think you made a mistake

How well does it do with 1080p video editing?

Looks good but really a shame to lose the old hinge. Really feel like the x1 yoga needed it.

Missing the wobble with the screen.. isn't it a touchscreen? You usually test the bounce when open and touching it.. and the old model with the watch hinge was pretty stable.. how about this one?

@user-uz5yl3kp7v

5 жыл бұрын

Is mica the silver one? and iron gray the darker one?

Hey Lisa, would this run games like Civ V? Thanks so much YOU ROCK! :)

What kind of microphone do you use, thanks for the great explanation.

while it is in theory competing, i wanted to buy a yoga 930 a while ago, but could not find the i7/fhd config anywhere, and shipping from hp directly had taken three months! so i got the spectre with the same hardware instead, and picked that up from a store the same week. in the usa it might be a competition, but in europe hp is.. not very convenient if you know what you want.

Curious to see how this compares to the Lenovo Thinkpad x1 yoga

Hey, could you do Gigabyte Sabre 17 next? If possible, with its best configuration, with I7-870, GTX 1060, 120 hz panel. I would really aprecciate it, as I'm about to buy a laptop of the kind soon and is the Gigabyte is one of the frontrunners. A fellow subscriber

I'm showcasing the Lenovo Yoga c930 almost every day to customers in Lenovo store and as far as i can tell its one of the best looking laptops Lenovo has to offer. Even better than the X380 ;) Loved the review, actually all of your reviews are great. :D

@gggsss3760

5 жыл бұрын

yo m8 wanna ask u about the yoga c930 UHD can i change it from the setting to FH ? so i can save some juice and about the 2nd color (mica) do u have any video of it, i really cant find one only found the iron grey color .

@tomislavdianezevic5794

5 жыл бұрын

@@gggsss3760 you could change the resolution in display settings to 1080p and the second color is kinda goldish type in google yoga c930 mica and there sbould be plenty of photos

@gggsss3760

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomislavdianezevic5794 i found some photos but no single video but wot u think about the mica color wot's the stylish one iron grey or mica

@tomislavdianezevic5794

5 жыл бұрын

@@gggsss3760 i personally prefer iron grey, mica is kinda girlish to me

@gggsss3760

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomislavdianezevic5794 u mean it is like more for women or just fine for both gender ?

I want the watch band hinge back

I was trying to decide between this and the Thinkpad X1 Yoga 3rd Gen... I don't like some of the things this doesn't have versus the X1, but I wish the X1's battery life was longer and didn't heat up as much and such... Do you think they'll be coming out with a better X1 Yoga 4th Gen any time soon (next year or so?) or should I just settle on one of these? I'd really like your advice, if you don't mind, especially because this is a LOT of money to me, and I don't want to buy the X1 Yoga if they're gonna come out with a better 4th Gen next year. Thank you! (Advice from anyone else is welcome, too!)

Why is there nothing about the headline feature? The giant hinge speakers.

@MRFLAPPYTREE

5 жыл бұрын

It sounds really really good too. My fiance just got one yesterday and damn. It sounds really good actually.

Hey Lisa! How do you think this laptop would compare against the new 2019 Samsung Notebook 9 Pro? The i7-8565, 16GB ram, and 512gb SSD Samsung can be purchased for the same price as the low spec Lenovo. Please help me deciding! 😊

This vs E480? Both with i7 and 16gb ram Is yoga really worth the extra money? I could almost buy two e480s for this one so I can't decide which one to buy

I have a question. Does Lenovo YOGA c930-13ikb Laptop model 81c4 support to connect external monitors using USB C to HDMI cable? I have tried number of USB-C to HDMI cables nothing worked out so far. Posted in Lenovo community forums, no resolution is offered. If there is any possibility, can you please share supporting USB C to HDMI details? Would appreciate your inputs to resolve this issue !!

So, if I got it right your review model was the 1080p panel, right? Do you have any tests on the 4k display? I have been looking for a workstation laptop with good enough photo processing capabilities, maybe 2 in 1 with a pen and the most important spec for me is adobeRGB coverage. I would believe that the 4k display would hit higher in that aspect, specially if dolby says it supports dolby vision. The problem is that I am having problems finding that spec online. x1 yoga and x1 carbon seem quite enticing for me, but they are definitely "overpriced". I mean, with the yoga, in terms of internals (not counting with monitor) you can get more for less: same configuration for the x1 carbon(2k display 500nit) and yoga (4k display), with faster DDR4 RAM on the yoga, you pay 200€ less (prices in Germany). Sound should be better on yoga and battery life similar as the yoga's battery is slightly bigger, but lower screen brightness (if at max brightness). Now the question is how does the 4k panel hold in terms of gamut coverage in comparison to the 2k of the carbon. Is it really worth the money, as with paying slightly less than the base configuration for the carbon but with the 500nit 2k display (1903€ base price), you get 16GB (which are very, very welcome when doing photo processing) DDR4 and the i7-8550U (also more CPU cache, again great for photo editing) for 1871€. Plus it comes with a pen. Comparing to the x1 yoga is a bit too much as the price for base specs+2k 500nit display is 2171€....exactly 300€ more than the c930 and almost that more than the carbon. If I knew that the 4k panel could do 90+ % of adobeRGB, I would have no doubts which laptop to choose. The only place I found some specs from the 4k panel is in ultrabookreview, where they measured 78% coverage (which is not that bad, considering that many high-end laptops around only get up to high 60s) of adobe RGB. But unfortunately I would like to cross-check that with other reviews.

i am looking for an ultrabook that can handle entry level programming, digital pen note taking for class and music production. tHE SURFACE PRO 6 can barely run EDge which is why my typing is jackingup. What are your recommendations? Thanky ou for the great videos!

But how does it cool down? I don't get it. No air fan that is visible. That is strange. Where does the air come in and where does it go out?

She mentioned HP here several times. I have owned both HP and Lenovo and Sony and Dell, etc. I wouldn't take an HP computer if you gave it to me and I knew that I couldn't get another replacement computer within 3 years. I bought an HP Envy W8. The ads said it would accept future windows iterations without problem. A year later W10 came out and the HP would not accept the W10 configuration. After two years they stopped providing system updates and it was even difficult to get existing system information from their website. After W10 they seemed reluctant to do anything with the product. This was my wife's computer and somehow the hinges broke. It sat right on her desktop and was seldom moved. Both my Lenovo and my wife's Dell computer run flawlessly. They are exceedingly well supported by Lenovo and Dell and are continuously updated via online connections. Both systems have 4 year onsite repair with work done by competent personnel. You can call or chat with either one and get an appropriate solution. They stand solidly behind their products. The HP computer joins the family of other HP products including their worthless printers with over priced ink. Those are the same printers whose firmware was changed after purchase to manage the exclusive use of HP ink. Don't waste your money.

@shirshanyaroy287

5 жыл бұрын

Same here. I have a pavilion (one of the more expensive ones) and it worked flawlessly for the first one and a half years, but then problems started popping up.

@wills6230

5 жыл бұрын

It's well known that HP consumer products are garbage while their business products are near tops. Dell has always been the gold standard but to me, it seems they've gotten cheaper with more plastic. I bought an Alienware/Dell in 2011 that fell apart and then an XPS 15 that also just fell apart. I've also got a Lenovo for work that is older than the XPS that I travel with, drop, etc. and is still in one piece which has impressed me. A few days ago I was going to order an XPS 13 2-1 and read the performance reviews which were mixed (I do some light strategy gaming and I want to use this from my couch wirelessly (cloud gaming) going forward). I played with a Yoga over at your blue and yellow electronics store and it really stood out....I did notice the lack of screen brightness right away but otherwise this laptop is nice. Really nice.

@tapatio4491

5 жыл бұрын

I received the new Spectre x360 15" (gem cut) 2 days ago. I already returned it because the fans are literally like an airplane turbine and the track pad is a disgrace (No Windows precision drivers). I was very disappointed because it is such a beautiful design.

PEN SILO!!! FINALLY!!!

Nice laptop

How would you compare and contrast this speaker and keyboarding experience with the Book C930 and Think Pad Yoga X1?

@7Write4This9Heart7

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! A smackdown would be very interesting, Lisa!

is this laptop good for university student note taking

Hello I’m really interested in this model but my question is how is it with streaming shows/movies?

You didn't mention how good or bad the sound is - I'm curious if having the sound bar in the hinge works well in the different modes as well - it's an interesting idea - thanks for the review

@mobiletechreview

5 жыл бұрын

The subwooffer/midrange speakers on the bottom are a bit muted in tablet mode, all good in the rest of the possible positions.

I'm waiting the yogabook c930, I'm in love for it even it it doesn't worth its price compared to the old hw on it. This Yoga c930 it's really interesting, a pity it's not fanless or I would choose it for sureover the Surface Pro6

lenovo 930 vs dell xps 2018 vs hp spectre smackdown plz, even better 13s vs 13s and 15s vs 15s of all three.

Shopping for a Lenovo laptop for engineering school. Should I get this one or the x1 yoga gen 5?

Hello! Palm rejection is important to me as I do a lot of markups on PDF documents, will this be a good choice? How does this compared to X1 Yoga Gen3 for Palm rejection?

@7Write4This9Heart7

5 жыл бұрын

Seconded!

Hello Lisa I am from Australia and for some reason the store doesn't have ssd storage more than 256gb, therefore do you think 256 gb would be enough for me as I am a student at university.

Ended up going with this. A new Spectre is around the corner, but doesn't look like they're going to be using precision drivers. If the Specters deal with the coil whine, heat, and touchpad, they'd probably be the best 2-in-1 devices, but with the Yogas I've never had any of those issues---it's the small things that set it apart for me.

@TheKiersdoface

5 жыл бұрын

Have you got the c930 yet? What's the screen wobble like and would you recommend it?

@KungFuIsland

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheKiersdoface So far, so good. Great battery life and very responsive. Fan doesn't have the high pitched whine that I was hearing from other ultrabooks and older Lenovos. Screen wobble is better than average for a 2-in-1 (at least it feels better than the Yoga 730 which I returned because of the screen flickering and a trackpad issue), but I don't notice it when typing. Keyboard doesn't feel mushy like Yoga 730. haven't run into any bugs yet except with Dolby Atmos and audio playback in KZread which seemed to be a software issue and hasn't recurred since rebooting. I'm using the Best Buy config: i7, 1080p, 12 GB of Ram--seems to be the best bang for your buck right now until Lenovo has an online sale.